Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Holocaust
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Constantius Chlorus
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Alcuin of York
- Church of St Helen
- Viking Boot
- The Mystery Plays